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Willcox & Gibbs

Willcox and Gibbs Head Office 1903

Like other manufacturers of the Victorian period, Willcox and Gibbs were great believers in putting on a show. Also, like most other companies, the head office had to be in New York. There was no better address than Broadway.

Willcox and Gibbs Building,
New York City
Circa 1903

Library of Congress,
Prints & Photographs Division
[reproduction number, e.g., LC-USZ62-110212]

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